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footage was among those killed. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up later, showing off how to [unintelligible] turkey's second international islamic fashion show. a celebrity love match, india and pakistan's sporting stars tight -- they tie the knot. >> cagata of the polish president's wife has been identified after saturday's plane crash. -- the body of the polish president's wife. a polish government spokesperson says they hope that her body could be repaired treated on

tuesday. some of the 96 victims are still trapped under wreckage. the president's body is due to lie in states has it absorbed the shock of the plane crash that absorbed almost an entire generation. here is duncan kennedy. >> in great numbers they came to sign the book of condolences. thousands of people wishing to show their respect for their late president. blading -- waiting patiently in the warm sunshine. the initial shock of the disaster that the way to a place -- replaced by more philosophical mood of reflection. this was not just the past and -- passing of the president, but the passing of noted figures as well. in moscow there was a shared sense of grievance as president met that came to the polishç embassy. -- president dmitry medvedev

came to the polish embassy. they set aside decades of mutual suspicions and mistrust. the russian prime minister and, vladimir putin was praised in poland for his it compassionate response. >> the state commission is working and we will do everything we can to make an investigation complete. all the reasons for this aircraft will be his -- for this air crash will be found out. >> in another sign of easing tensions, russian television has shown this film cataloguing the massacre of thousands of polish leaders at the hands of soviet secret police. the president was on his way to russia to markç the 70th anniversary of his massacre when the plane came down. this is more gestures as reconciliation between the

nation's are appreciated by polish commentators. >> there is so much sympathy and actions not only for people on the streets but politicians. [unintelligible] friendly feelings towards the polish nation. i suppose that will probably produce something positive. >> at the crash site the investigation is continuing. there have been claims that the pilot was put under pressure to land by the president himself. but at a news conference, those claims were played down. the polish chief prosecutors said there was no evidence of such pressure. >> in this investigation there will be a detailed examination aimed at emplane the background noise in order to determine if other people made suggestions. -- and dad amplifying -- aimed at amplifying the background

noise. >> the dynamics of politics changing in central europe? possibly. it may have taken a tragedy to unlock a relationship that so long has languished amid alienation. >> world leaders from 40 countries gather in washington for the summit on nuclear security, ukraine fights to eliminate its stockpile of uranium by 2012. president obama opened this conference with a warning that nuclear terrorism is the biggest threat facing the world. he said groups like al qaeda are already trying to secure weapons of mass destruction. ç>> there has not been a meetig like it in more than 60 years, since the foundation of the united nations. more than 40 presidents and

prime ministers of the world's leading nations means security. all around the conference center, a ring of trucks to stop a carrol foust -- to stop a terrorist attack. it is the scene is bigger threat -- single biggest threat. >> [inaudible] and politically and from a security perspective would be devastating. >> this has long been a mainstay of novels and films. the president is convincing world leaders to stop that fiction from becoming fact. securing nuclear materials has almost at -- he wants to make this an urgent priority. making countries -- making sure

countries like pakistan don't get it is a part of it. recently chile asked the u.s. to remove such material and there is none left in south america. this material was well-guarded. criminal gangs see big profits if they can steal it. ukraine agreed to get rid of all of its uranium in two years. >> this is something the u.s. has tried to make happen for more than 10 years. the material is enough to construct several nuclear weapons. this demonstrates ukraine's leadership in non-proliferation becomes in an important region where we know a lot of highly enriched uranium exists. >> talks with the chinese could hold another key. iran is also discussed.

if china came on board, the president would have reason. >> we will be talking to the director general of the un nuclear agency later on "bbc world news." at least 11 people were killed in a train crash in northern italy. it was derailed by a landslide. more than 20 people were injured, some of them seriously. the track is thought to be one of the most modern in italy. a senior russian judge has been killed outside his home in moscow. eduard chuvashov presided over many trials for racially- motivated murders. police are looking into whether this is a contract killing. the vatican clarified its position on the reporting of sex abuse cases. it is the first-time if it is posted on its web site a guidelines spelling out that

bishops should report sex abuse by priests to the police. the vatican says this has been policy for some time. an official investigation into iceland's financial issues -- the meltdown. and deposits of hundreds of thousands of people and sprained international relations. it is the worst political violence in thailand for nearly 20 years. this weekend's fighting left more than 20 people dead. the prime minister's party has been accused of financial iran belair 8. -- financial irregularities. >> violence on the streets of bangkok. these are the last pictures felled by a japanese cameraman in the moments before he was killed. -- filmed by a japanese

cameramen. troops fled from the protesters. after a standoff boiled over into violence. this meant was 43. he died of a gunshot wound. -- this man was 43. demonstrators wearing their trademark red shirts carried 15 [unintelligible] 1 for every protestor killed in the violence. they show no sign of giving up. >> it is hard to know what happens next in the standoff. the traffic has been blocked. there are thousands of people on the streets and the military is nowhere to be seen. >> more than 200 were here in the hospitals. half suffering the effects of tear gas and others more seriously hurt. this person is 21 and was shot in the leg.

i have no idea it would be that violent. it was an embarrassing retreat for the military and the government it has been supporting. but for how long? the army commander said dissolving parliament may be the answer. the prime minister disagree, making it clear he would not step down. the protesters have been strengthened by forcing a military retreat. the government has been weakened. its survival depends on returning law and order to the streets without more loss of life. >> financial markets have responded favorably to sunday's agreement by european finance ministers to provide $40 billion in lending to greece. interest rates on creek debt fell, the euro gained against the dollar and shares rose. -- interest rates on greek debt

fell. the government and australia intends to prosecute those responsible for the vessel. a british expedition discovered the world's deepest volcanic vents. they produce superheated water and the crew of the sheep and found many new species in the caribbean -- crew of the ship found new species. one group carried out a car bomb attack on british intelligence in northern ireland. the attack came after midnight when the northern ireland assembly took back responsibility for policing justice powers from the london government. they elected the province's first general minister in charge of policing since 1972.

>> the car bomb was designed to cause maximum damage. the device exploded in the back seat of one car parked close to hundreds of people. >> why? [unintelligible] >> [unintelligible] to do something like this. >> police were still trying to clear the area when the bomb exploded. the army base and the town of hollywood includes the headquarters of mi5. the attack was deliberately timed to coincide with the policing and justice powers from westminster to the northern ireland assembly. it is a milestone in the peace process. republicans were hoping to disrupt it, but they failed.

>> order. >> in new northern ireland justice minister was elected for the first time in 38 years. >> this is a significant day for northern ireland. it is a step forward in the peace process and in insuring the institutions which have been in place are firmly fixed. >> back in 1970 to northern ireland seemed to be falling apart. that is why justice powers were taken off local politicians in spite of their protests. 38 years later so much has changed in northern ireland. rather than power is taken away, they have been given back. it is a vote of confidence in politicians as they baffle to rid northern islands of violence. -- to read northern ireland of

violence. >> a man steals south asia's best known sporting start. they were married in india. the britain's governing labor party has announced it this manifesto. gordon brown unveiled the policy pledges, insisting labor has a plan for the future. >> the labor party knows it has to summon enough energy it can to sound like it still has a stream of fresh ideas. gordon brown is trying to put aside his usual aplomb% to be as upbeat as possible about the future. -- put aside his glum appearance. >> what business are we in? our answer is as clear as the question was then, we are in the

future business. under my leadership we will always be in the future business, building a future. [applause] >>ç there is a pledge there wil be no rise in income tax rates. there will be more restrictions on british companies following the kraft takeover of cadbury. there will be more english language tests for migrant workers for public-sector jobs. it is not just the labor party which does not want to talk about the cuts required to balance the budget, the two major opposition parties will unveil their manifestos. they are unlikely to offer much more detail on what is required. the british boat tour will have

to wait until after polling to find out -- the british voter will have to wait. >> this is "bbc world news." poland is marking a new week of mourning after the death of its president and almost 100 others. with leaders from around the world in washington for a conference on nuclear security, ukraine is scrapping its stocks of enriched uranium. let's get more now on the nuclear summitt. we have a colleague at the washington convention center where there was a meeting. she spoke to the director- general of the iaea. >> this is a very ambitious agenda. a lot they are trying to achieve with the conference and those who know best what is at stake are those who run the atomic

energy agency. with us now is the director general. what kind of scenarios are we worrying about when we talk about this nuclear material? >> the problem is that nuclear material and radioactive material are not well-protected brit -- not well-protected. [unintelligible] >> so there is an immediate fear of nuclear terrorism? >> exactly. on average, every two days we receive one new information on incidents involving smuggling of nuclear material. >> when you look at states like iran which is not represented, and i noticed there ambassador to your agency said we don't regard this as finding upon us.

what do you say to them? >> i am not the best person to answer your question. i am participating, but i expect the heads of state gathering here have consent for the strengthening at nuclear security and [unintelligible] >> as for those activities, give me an idea of what you could do tactically to help countries secure their nuclear stockpiles. >> just one example, we have trained 9000 people. they are working everywhere in the world to protect against nuclear terrorism. we had help from the beijing olympics and will help [unintelligible] >> you have a very busy agenda. thank you for your time. we will keep you in touch as to

what is happening here over the next 24 hours. a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes. back to you. >> a special operation is planned and kyrgyzstan to arrest the president who was forced from the capitol last week. the interim government says there was a delay in detaining him. our central asia correspondent is following developments. >> appearing in public for the first time since mass protests on april 7, kyrgyzstan's ousted president addressed his supporters in one village. he came to say that he remains the only legitimate ruler of kyrgyzstan, and to blame those who seized power. >> those still are looting and organizing disturbances are trying to divide the country. they should not be allowed to

happen. >> but the opposition government says it is getting ready to detain the president. >> law enforcement agencies are preparing a special operation. we don't want innocent people to be affected. he and his bandits want to hide behind innocent people. >> he is fresh from his trip to moscow and says russia plans to help to restore order in the country. hundreds were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces. thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of the president, who fled the capital and is in this half of the country. the self-imposed opposition government offered him a safe passage in return for his resignation. but he has repeated -- repeatedly stated he has no intention to do so. there are fears he might fight

back, which will deepen the crisis. >> it is big business catering for a rapidly growing demand. turkey's islamic fashion show finished today in istanbul. >> a religious twist. the fabric is on display his of modern and luxurious material. all the designs are intended to meet the conservative requirement to cover up. the bidding system are not so typical of tyre -- the bathing suits are not typical attire. ♪ but the designers think they are tapping into a new and lucrative market. with more than 1.5 billion muslims, there must be a substantial number of women who

might like to use swimming pools while wearing something colorful him and figure-huggin. the buyers have come from all over the world. turkey now has a reputation for producing the most cutting edge islamic styles. pushing the boundaries, for what is conservative dress. this represents a business opportunity for turkey, one of the biggest players in the global clothing industry. there are millions of muslim women who are hungry for new styles that combine modesty and glamour. a head scarf is a political symbol and turkey with a balance of secular and religious values is hotly contested. that doesn't mean the women don't want to look attractive. >> muslim women want to be

covered but still feel like they are women. if you wear red lipstick and a black eye makeup, you will get noticed. red is sexy wherever you where it. >> the concept of islamic dress as sexy probably will not go down well everywhere. any of the items on show would still be rejected by more conservative women as to flamboyant. there is certainly a lot more choice than there used to bait. -- than there used to bait. >> the former pakistan cricket captain merit the indian tennis star in a southern indian city. the marriage was finally made possible when he divorced his first wife last week. >> this is to be pakistan because cricket captain and

another a famous tennis player. they are now the most famous cross-border couple. indians and pakistan is had been following every move of this love story. it has all the ingredients of a bollywood movie. last week he just divorced an indian woman he claimed he never met. on monday, it was a day of celebration as she prepared for her wedding. >> [unintelligible] we hope you respect the sentiments of my family. she will be a bride now. please respect the fact she is a bribe for the dead. >> -- bride for the day. tensions between the two countries make relations difficult.

it may be some time before drums beat for another high-profile wedding like this. >> a quick reminder of our top stories. the body of the polish president's wife has been identified after saturday's plane crash. she, her husband and dozens of senior polish officials were killed. today was a day of national mourning in poland and russia. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york. the john d. macarthur foundation and union bank. ç >> union bank put its global

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